Fragrance comparison

Periplo vs Siamese Woods

Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.

Updated 10 Oct 2026 184 ratings analysed

1 wins

Periplo

L'Erbolario

4.03184 votes

Rank #10,043 AromaticFresh Spicy

Full profile Similar & dupes

28%scent match

Clearly different

Siamese Woods

Pawis

—0 votes

Rank #67,944 SweetVanilla

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Periplo takes 1 of 1 categories.

Periplo
Choose it for a aromatic and fresh spicy character. Wins on fragranxe ranking. Best in spring.
Siamese Woods
Choose it for a sweet and vanilla character.

Periplo1/1

Siamese Woods0/1

Ratings & consensus: Not scored
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Not scored
Sillage & projection: Not scored
Value for money: Not scored
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Periplo

Head-to-head breakdown

Every category side by side, with the winner called out.

Fragrance

PeriploL'Erbolario

Siamese WoodsPawis

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

4.03/ 5 · 184 votes

Have 39%Had 17%Want 44%

—/ 5 · 0 votes

Have 50%Had 0%Want 50%

Category winnerNot enough dataRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

35%Love

45%Like

9%Ok

11%Dislike

0%Hate

184 votes

Not enough votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity59

〰 Sillage55

♥ Love / hate76

⏱ LongevityN/A

〰 SillageN/A

♥ Love / hateN/A

Category winners

LongevityNo data

SillageNo data

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value73

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

aromatic100%

fresh spicy83%

woody65%

citrus48%

herbal30%

sweet100%

vanilla90%

tobacco80%

woody70%

amber60%

aromatic50%

Scent match28%Clearly different · both aromatic and woody

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared

Top

ThymeBay LeafRosemaryLemonPine needlesClary SageBergamotLavender

Heart

NutmegCorianderJasmineCeylon Cinnamon

Base

VetiverCedarOakmossGuaiac WoodSandalwood

Top

Basil

Heart

Guaiac WoodNutmegCedar

Base

Tonka BeanTobaccoSandalwood

InformationalShared notesNutmeg, Cedar, Guaiac Wood and Sandalwood. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring100

Summer0

Fall0

Winter13

Day–

Night–

No season votes yet

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men73

Unisex27

Women0

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#10,043

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews18

Overall rank#67,944

PerfumerNot listed

Launched—

Reviews0

Category winnerPeriploHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

L'Erbolario Periplo opens with a sharp burst of thyme, bay leaf, and lemon before settling into a dry herbal base of vetiver, cedar, and oakmoss. It smells like crushed Mediterranean foliage baked under the afternoon sun, carrying zero sweetness and an earthy, resinous bite. Pine needles and clary sage keep the initia…

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Siamese Woods reads as a warm, smoky woody spicy scent with a sweet tonka and tobacco base. It opens with green basil and a faint fruity lift, then settles into dry woods, soft spice, and a creamy sandalwood finish. If you like sweet woods with tobacco warmth rather than sharp freshness, this looks like the kind of fr…

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InformationalRead bothTaste is personal

How we score: ratings blend public fragrance ratings with Fragranxe member votes; longevity, sillage, value and sentiment are community vote scores, and season bars are relative to each fragrance's strongest season. Categories with too little data are shown but not scored. The scent match weighs accord overlap (60%) and shared notes (40%). More in the FAQ.

Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Do Periplo and Siamese Woods smell similar?

Clearly different: a 28% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share aromatic and woody accords. Common notes include Nutmeg, Cedar, Guaiac Wood and Sandalwood.

What are the notes in Periplo and Siamese Woods?

Periplo has top notes of Thyme, Bay Leaf, Rosemary and Lemon, heart notes of Nutmeg, Coriander, Jasmine and Ceylon Cinnamon, a base of Vetiver, Cedar, Oakmoss and Guaiac Wood. Siamese Woods has top notes of Basil, heart notes of Guaiac Wood, Nutmeg and Cedar, a base of Tonka Bean, Tobacco and Sandalwood.